diff --git a/.github/workflows/master-push.yml b/.github/workflows/master-push.yml
index 0a8d9f0d9f..05bcba1048 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master-push.yml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
           npm run build-sitemap
           cd -
           mv web/public_content ./
-          rm -rf $(find . -maxdepth 1 -not -name public_content -a -not -name .git -a -not -path . -a -not -path .. -a -not -name CNAME)
+          rm -rf $(find . -maxdepth 1 -not -name public_content -a -not -name .git -a -not -name .gitmodules -a -not -path . -a -not -path .. -a -not -name CNAME)
           mv public_content/* ./
           rm -rf public_content
           git add ./
diff --git a/kevm-pyk/pyproject.toml b/kevm-pyk/pyproject.toml
index 03ec431f7d..3efd2e7e4d 100644
--- a/kevm-pyk/pyproject.toml
+++ b/kevm-pyk/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "kevm-pyk"
-version = "1.0.277"
+version = "1.0.278"
 description = ""
 authors = [
     "Runtime Verification, Inc. <contact@runtimeverification.com>",
diff --git a/package/debian/changelog b/package/debian/changelog
index f5ffc118fd..a2fb0482ec 100644
--- a/package/debian/changelog
+++ b/package/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-kevm (1.0.277) unstable; urgency=medium
+kevm (1.0.278) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial Release.
 
diff --git a/package/version b/package/version
index 2d838a8da0..432f3a15bb 100644
--- a/package/version
+++ b/package/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.277
+1.0.278